I'm not saying we cut her slack but let's hold her to the same standard we do for posts by men here on Hacker News That's exactly what the post you're replying

I'm not saying we cut her slack but let's hold her to the same standard we do for posts by men here on Hacker News That's exactly what the post you're replying to was suggesting. Their point was that if any other (male) developer had made the exact same post, it would not have made it to the front page of HN.